Marie Laveau
Dr. John
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Now there lived a conjure lady, not long ago In New Orleans, Louisiana named Marie Laveau Believe it or not, strange as it seem She made her fortune selling voodoo and interpreting dreams She was known throughout the nation as the Voodoo Queen Folks come to her, from miles and miles around She sure know how to put that, that voodoo down To the voodoo lady they all would go The rich, the educated, the ignorant and the poor She'd snap her fingers and shake her head She'd tell them 'bout their lovers, livin' or dead Now an old, old lady named widow Brown Asked why her lover, stopped comin' around The voodoo gazed at her and squawked "I seen him kissin' a young girl up at Shakespeare's Park Hanging 'round an oak tree, in the dark" Oh, Marie Laveau (oh, Marie Laveau) Oh, Marie Laveau (oh, Marie Laveau) Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen From way down yonder in New Orleans Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Now old, old lady, she lost her speech Tears start to rollin' down her checks Voodoo said, "Hush, my darlin', don't you cry I make him come back, by and by Just sprinkle this snake dust, all over your floor I'll make him come back Friday mornin', when the rooster crow" Now Marie Laveau she held 'em in her hand New Orleans, Louisiana was her promised land Quality folks, come from far and near This wonder woman, for to hear They was afraid to be seen at her gate They'd creep through the dark just to hear their fate Holdin' dark veils, over their head They would tremble to hear what Marie Laveau said (Marie got to say) Oh, Marie Laveau (oh, Marie Laveau) Marie Laveau (oh, Marie Laveau) Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen From way down yonder in New Orleans Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah And she made gris-gris with an old ram horn Stuffed with feathers shuck from a corn A big black candle and a catfish fin She make a man get religion and give up his sin Sad news got out one mornin' at the break of day Marie Laveau had done pass away St. Louis cemetery, she lay in her tomb She was buried one night on the wake of the moon Oh, Marie Laveau (oh, Marie Laveau) Oh, Marie Laveau (oh, Marie Laveau) The folks still believe in the Voodoo Queen From way down yonder in New Orleans Oh, Marie Laveau (oh, Marie Laveau) Marie Laveau (oh, Marie Laveau) (Marie Laveau) Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen From way down yonder in New Orleans (Marie) Marie Laveau (Oh, Marie Laveau) Marie Laveau (oh, Marie Laveau) Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen From way down yonder in New Orleans
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Written by: Baxter Taylor, Shel Silverstein
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